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jay carney is going to speak right now. standby. let's listen to what they are saying about petraeus now. >> his policy agenda. he has confidence in the acting director in the cia and he has confidence in the military to carry out the various missions that he has asked them to carry out. on specific individuals and matters pertaining to the recent revelations i would refer you to the pentagon and the ig, on the one hand and to the fbi with regards to general petraeus. >> he's not shaking his head saying guys, look, we need a more credible, competent sense of leadership. >> he's not going to make grand pronouncements or decisions about things based on, you know, two situations, two individual cases. he's focused on the missions that the military is tasked with carrying out and the cia, and the general intelligence community is tasked with carrying out and with enacting his overall agenda, which encompasses not just national security policy but obviously domestic policy. yes. reuters, jeff. >> has the president spoken to general allen
jay carney is going to speak right now. standby. let's listen to what they are saying about petraeus now. >> his policy agenda. he has confidence in the acting director in the cia and he has confidence in the military to carry out the various missions that he has asked them to carry out. on specific individuals and matters pertaining to the recent revelations i would refer you to the pentagon and the ig, on the one hand and to the fbi with regards to general petraeus. >> he's not...
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. >> that was white house spokesman jay carney and former army vice chief of staff peter tee ellie. jill kelley also received threatening letters from paula broadwell. now a 911 call is coming to light of kelley telling dispatchers saying she needed diplomatic protection. as the scandal widens, broadwell is holing herself up in the home of her brother near rock creek park. a jogger found broadwell's lost driver's license in the park and turned into the police. more bill is right after the break. stay with us. we have a big, big hour and the i.q. will go way up. how are you ever going to solve the problem if you don't look at all of the pieces? >>tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. >>you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. >>sharp tongue, quick whit and above all, politically direct. >>you just think there is no low they won't go to. oh, no. if al gore's watching today... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of de
. >> that was white house spokesman jay carney and former army vice chief of staff peter tee ellie. jill kelley also received threatening letters from paula broadwell. now a 911 call is coming to light of kelley telling dispatchers saying she needed diplomatic protection. as the scandal widens, broadwell is holing herself up in the home of her brother near rock creek park. a jogger found broadwell's lost driver's license in the park and turned into the police. more bill is right after the...
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jay carney is starting the daily briefing today. we'll perhaps get more insight on where the president stands and on the developing news with david petraeus. let's listen. >> welcome back to the white house briefing room. it's a pleasure to be back. we haven't done this too often of late since we've all been traveling. i want to thank all of you who traveled with us over the past several weeks and months. i know that it was sometimes grueling, i'm sure ever fascinating and certainly part of what is is a remarkable process. it was just a reminder of the greatness of the country in which we live. before i take your questions, let me give you this announcement. next thursday the president will travel to new york to review recovery efforts, meet with affected families and local officials, and thank brave first responders who have worked tirelessly to protect communities following hurricane sandy. more details about the trip will be announced when they're available. >> that's new york city or new york area? >> new york area. earlier toda
jay carney is starting the daily briefing today. we'll perhaps get more insight on where the president stands and on the developing news with david petraeus. let's listen. >> welcome back to the white house briefing room. it's a pleasure to be back. we haven't done this too often of late since we've all been traveling. i want to thank all of you who traveled with us over the past several weeks and months. i know that it was sometimes grueling, i'm sure ever fascinating and certainly part...
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. >> woodruff: later, presidential spokesman jay carney said mr. obama would veto any bill that extended tax cuts for families earning $250,000 a year or more. earlier in the day, house speaker john boehner staked out his position on the same subject. >> you know, on wednesday, i outlined a responsible path forward to avert the fiscal cliff without raising tax rates. about 24 hours after i spoke, the congressional budget office released a report showing that the most harmful consequences of the fiscal cliff come from increasing tax rates. according to ernst & young, ising theop res would destroy nearly 700,000 jobs in our country. the members of our majority understand how important it is to avert the fiscal cliff. that's why the house took action earlier this year to replace the sequester with other types of cuts, and it's also why, over the summer, we passed a bill to extend all of the current tax rates for one year so that we had time to overhaul our tax code. and it's why i outlined a responsible path forward where we can replace the spending c
. >> woodruff: later, presidential spokesman jay carney said mr. obama would veto any bill that extended tax cuts for families earning $250,000 a year or more. earlier in the day, house speaker john boehner staked out his position on the same subject. >> you know, on wednesday, i outlined a responsible path forward to avert the fiscal cliff without raising tax rates. about 24 hours after i spoke, the congressional budget office released a report showing that the most harmful...
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. >> that was house speaker john boehner and white house press secretary jay carney yesterday. both suggesting that last week's horrible school shooting may just help the two sides in washington find some common ground. good morning, i'm brian schactman, this is "way too early." we have a lot of news to talk b including a tough new report saying the state department failed to provide enough security security in bengahzi, first the latest on newtown, connecticut. this morning president obama is expected to announce that vice president joe biden will spearhead his administration's response to the newtown shooting. the president is not expected to go into detail on policy decisions, but yesterday the white house hinted at what new legislation might look like. >> he is actively supportive of, for example, senator feinstein's stated intent to revive a piece of legislation that would reinstate the assault weapons ban. he supports and would support legislation that addresses the problem of the so-called gun show loophole. and there are other elements of gun legislation that he could s
. >> that was house speaker john boehner and white house press secretary jay carney yesterday. both suggesting that last week's horrible school shooting may just help the two sides in washington find some common ground. good morning, i'm brian schactman, this is "way too early." we have a lot of news to talk b including a tough new report saying the state department failed to provide enough security security in bengahzi, first the latest on newtown, connecticut. this morning...
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members of the white house weighed in on this, but jay carney taking questions at the top of the white house briefing. >> on the issue of contraceptives, speaker boehner is wanting to deny it through the rule, and i'm kind of curious about your reaction to that, and if it were to happen, is that the kind of omeasure that the president would veto, or does he feel that strongly? >> well, that is a lot of speculation embedded in that question. i won't go there. on this issue from the very beginning we have concerns as we work to implement the law, and as i said yesterday on january 20th when this decision was announced secretary sebelius said quote we will continue to work closely with religious groups in this transitional periods to discuss their concern s. i would note that 28 states have similar contraception coverage requirements and eight of the states as i have mentioned before do not even the exemption that this provision requires for churches and house of worship. we want to work with all of the organizations to implement the policy that is as sensitive to their concerns as possib
members of the white house weighed in on this, but jay carney taking questions at the top of the white house briefing. >> on the issue of contraceptives, speaker boehner is wanting to deny it through the rule, and i'm kind of curious about your reaction to that, and if it were to happen, is that the kind of omeasure that the president would veto, or does he feel that strongly? >> well, that is a lot of speculation embedded in that question. i won't go there. on this issue from the...
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. >> at the white house briefing, spokesman jay carney pushed back on allegation the administration was not forthcoming on the benghazi attack. specifically what happened on september 11 at the white house as the president met with defense secretary and joint chiefs. >> made aware of the developments throughout the evening and days ensuing. i'm not sure what your question is specifically. >> while they are not independent investigations, carney pointed to the state department internal review, public timeline from the defense department that lays out the military response. similar briefing last week by intelligence officials on the c.i.a. emergency response. >> next week, half dozen hearings or briefings are scheduled including the state department under-secretary patrick kennedy charged with jeff seeing the staff facilities and operation and eric boswell charged with the jeff seeing the diplomatic security for benghazi and other foreign missions. the administration emphasizes the public right to know what unfolded in benghazi, all of next week session except for one will be closed. the
. >> at the white house briefing, spokesman jay carney pushed back on allegation the administration was not forthcoming on the benghazi attack. specifically what happened on september 11 at the white house as the president met with defense secretary and joint chiefs. >> made aware of the developments throughout the evening and days ensuing. i'm not sure what your question is specifically. >> while they are not independent investigations, carney pointed to the state department...
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we now go to the white house where jay carney is first beginning to answer questions about this. so let's put our conversation on hold and listen to what he has to say and we'll be right back. >> supreme allied commander europe, pending the investigation of general allen's conduct by the department of defense ig. the president remains focused on supporting our troops and coalition partners in afghanistan who general allen continues to lead as he has done so ably over a year. the president has nominated general doneford to be the next commander of isaf and reiterates his belief the senate should act to confirm general dunford. his hearings are this week. >> is it accurate to say the president still has full faith in general allen? >> he has full faith in general allen, believes he is doing and has done an excellent job at isaf and refer you to the pentagon for the process under way for general allen. >> just to kind a take a step back, only a week since election day as you know, and we've seen the cia director resign under pressure and disgrace over the scandal and now see the lea
we now go to the white house where jay carney is first beginning to answer questions about this. so let's put our conversation on hold and listen to what he has to say and we'll be right back. >> supreme allied commander europe, pending the investigation of general allen's conduct by the department of defense ig. the president remains focused on supporting our troops and coalition partners in afghanistan who general allen continues to lead as he has done so ably over a year. the president...
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but i think it's disingenuous for jay carney to come out and say today, republicans haven't moved at all. republicans have moved. they have come to the table with revenue raisers. it's the democrats that haven't moved at all. i do think that after the first of the year, it's not good to have the fight. the reason for that is they are just fighting over the tax cuts for the rich, that is a p.r. battle that the president wants, because he knows he will win. >> greg: this was supposed to be about spending, and taxes. now it's just about taxes. it's like ignoring cancer and treating a cold sore. it's always going to be about spending. the worst thing, president obama never has to explain, ever, why raising taxes on the 2% would help. or hurt the economy. most people believe that it will hurt the economy. he gets more free rides than a hot hitchhiker. at some point, we have to question president obama's obsession with a certain segment of the population. if the rich were justin bieber, obama would be arrested for stalking. >> eric: that is another great line. >> bob: one thing he has goin
but i think it's disingenuous for jay carney to come out and say today, republicans haven't moved at all. republicans have moved. they have come to the table with revenue raisers. it's the democrats that haven't moved at all. i do think that after the first of the year, it's not good to have the fight. the reason for that is they are just fighting over the tax cuts for the rich, that is a p.r. battle that the president wants, because he knows he will win. >> greg: this was supposed to be...
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white house press secretary jay carney said that president obama plans to open negotiations by calling for 1$1.6 trillion in additional tax revenue, far more than republicans are open to, willing to accept and double the amount that speaker boehner offered the president during the debt negotiations last year. also during these closed door meetings yesterday with labor leaders, the president reportedly vowed that he would, quote, not budge when it comes to letting the bush tax cuts expire for the country's highest earners. do you think, though, with all that being said that there will be a compromise to be made? i mean the president is taking a hard line here. >> well, yes, the president certainly is taking a very hard line and that's because in this campaign, one of the things that we all discovered was the american people want everybody to pay their fair share of taxes, that message came through loud and clear. and so he has a mandate to take that kind of position. i do know, however, that he's anxious to work with the opposite side of the aisle so that we could come to some kind of c
white house press secretary jay carney said that president obama plans to open negotiations by calling for 1$1.6 trillion in additional tax revenue, far more than republicans are open to, willing to accept and double the amount that speaker boehner offered the president during the debt negotiations last year. also during these closed door meetings yesterday with labor leaders, the president reportedly vowed that he would, quote, not budge when it comes to letting the bush tax cuts expire for...
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ok jay carney also thought that it was comical. let's watch. >> you put a couple of sentences on it's not a plan to say that we're going to magically increase revenues through loopholes, closures and deduction caps approximate with not a single element of specificity. we don't know who pays. we don't know what we're talking about in terms of actual legislation to increase revenues. it's magic beans and fairy dust. >> i have not heard of the term magic beans. it's interesting. he says $800 billion in revenue. he's going to lower the tax rates anyway. he never explained it, did he, michael? >> not once. there was zero specificity, as carney said, you would have to read the letter and see. >> cenk: just trust me, nonsense right? the $600 billion changes to medicare and medicaid, they're cutting mandatory programs, cutting discretionary spending, $300 billion and by the way $200 billion in cuts to social security but changing the consumer price index. as you look at this, it looks really unpopular. >> it is, too. boehner's in a tough s
ok jay carney also thought that it was comical. let's watch. >> you put a couple of sentences on it's not a plan to say that we're going to magically increase revenues through loopholes, closures and deduction caps approximate with not a single element of specificity. we don't know who pays. we don't know what we're talking about in terms of actual legislation to increase revenues. it's magic beans and fairy dust. >> i have not heard of the term magic beans. it's interesting. he...
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>> well, i certainly think wouldn't call it welcome. >> that was jay carney today, trying to explain how the president feels about the mess that is the petraeus affair. in the spotlight tonight, another day, another four star general investigated. this time it is general john allen who took over as commander of the u.s. forces in afghanistan and petraeus became director of the cia. in october, allen was also nominated by the president to be the supreme allied commander in europe, but the white house put that nomination on hold after it found out that allen is currently being investigated by the defense department for sending potentially inappropriate and flirtatious e-mails to jill kelley, the same jill kelley who received questionable e-mails from paula broadwell. the fbi's investigation into those e-mails eventually revealed broadwell's affair with general petraeus which eventually led to petraeus' resignation. remember her fbi friend that started the investigation? turns out he was also the person who called house majority leader eric cantor and told him what he knew. one more cha
>> well, i certainly think wouldn't call it welcome. >> that was jay carney today, trying to explain how the president feels about the mess that is the petraeus affair. in the spotlight tonight, another day, another four star general investigated. this time it is general john allen who took over as commander of the u.s. forces in afghanistan and petraeus became director of the cia. in october, allen was also nominated by the president to be the supreme allied commander in europe,...
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it was the first issue that jay carney brought up at the daily briefing earlier today. >> before i take your questions, i wanted to start with a statement by the president. "last week, the senate passed a bipartisan transportation bill that will keep construction workers on the job and keep our economy growing. now the house of representatives needs to take bipartisan action so i can sign this into law. an economy built to last depends on a world class infrastructure system that allows us to transport goods as quickly as possible. that's why we need to continue to make investments that will create jobs by rebuilding and modernizing our roads, bridges, and railways. that's why my administration will continue to fight for the long-term investments needed to ensure that america continues to compete and succeed in a global economy." we commended the senate. we are calling on the house to pass bipartisan transportation legislation. the items in the bill will let congress figure out we commended the senate for acting in a bipartisan way on this important bill. the house, like the senate, shou
it was the first issue that jay carney brought up at the daily briefing earlier today. >> before i take your questions, i wanted to start with a statement by the president. "last week, the senate passed a bipartisan transportation bill that will keep construction workers on the job and keep our economy growing. now the house of representatives needs to take bipartisan action so i can sign this into law. an economy built to last depends on a world class infrastructure system that...
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. >> the comments of jay carney earlier today. the headline from the washington times, sparks fly at a white house meeting. joining us live on the phone is susan crabtree who posted the story a short while ago. thank you for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> we have the he said she said statements from the speaker of the house, john boehner, reaction from nancy pelosi saying the speaker's characterization of the meeting wasn't quite right. as you indicated and others indicated some rather tense words, if you want to say tense, between the president and the speaker on the debt limit vote. what have you been able to glean from the session? because nobody spoke on the record after the session. >> it seemed like the white house portrayed it in a friendly light when jay carney came out for comments saying it was a friendly meeting and he was emphasizing his to do lists and goals he was trying to get accomplished or passed by the end of the year. but during the briefing you got a read out from boehner's office and it was saying
. >> the comments of jay carney earlier today. the headline from the washington times, sparks fly at a white house meeting. joining us live on the phone is susan crabtree who posted the story a short while ago. thank you for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> we have the he said she said statements from the speaker of the house, john boehner, reaction from nancy pelosi saying the speaker's characterization of the meeting wasn't quite right. as you indicated and others...
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here's more on how aural of this came about today with jay carney giving a readout following the session that took place at the noon hour the a the white house. >> talk about the atmospherics of today's meeting. and also, did speaker boehner's comments yesterday about the debt ceiling change the tone or the meeting? >> well, the president had lunch with the leaders alone. i was not in there, no staff was in there. i spoke with the president afterwards. my sense is that the tone was congenial, the discussion was productive, the sandwiches were delicious and that while the topic was raised and discussed, there was no other issue associated with -- or no problem associated with speaker boehner's ares yesterday. >> what portion of the meeting was taken up by that. >> i think my readout of the meeting and the percentage of sometime spent on the various topics is a fair representation of the percentages of the meeting and how they broke down. >> but the president did call the meeting to talk about his to-do list. >> they spent some time talking about that and the fact that -- and i think this
here's more on how aural of this came about today with jay carney giving a readout following the session that took place at the noon hour the a the white house. >> talk about the atmospherics of today's meeting. and also, did speaker boehner's comments yesterday about the debt ceiling change the tone or the meeting? >> well, the president had lunch with the leaders alone. i was not in there, no staff was in there. i spoke with the president afterwards. my sense is that the tone was...
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jay carney repeatedly tried to deny the fact. megyn: we know those facts happened. but when you have access to petraeus, testifying before you, what are you going to ask him? >> exactly was he in contact with the state department that night, what was he told, what information was he told. what did his cia station people in libya tell him. why did he come forward with this version that involved a video. what was that based on in view of the fact we know that night people at the compound in benghazi were saying this was a terrorist attack. why were these people on the ground saying one thing and why was he and the administration officials saying something else. we have to get the whole time line as to what they were told, when they were told and why they came up with the story in the first place. megyn: clapper is the one who copped to his group, we are the ones who gave the white house the talking points memo that spoke of a video. to this moment do we know why he did that? what specifically he was basing that on? >> the reason we look at the memo carefully, it was p
jay carney repeatedly tried to deny the fact. megyn: we know those facts happened. but when you have access to petraeus, testifying before you, what are you going to ask him? >> exactly was he in contact with the state department that night, what was he told, what information was he told. what did his cia station people in libya tell him. why did he come forward with this version that involved a video. what was that based on in view of the fact we know that night people at the compound in...
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and follow up by jay carney, the white hou white house aide. >> speaker boehner said he would be happy to work with the president on a true energy policy. your read out there, pretty upbeat, too, and was there a specific agenda that came out of the agenda that the american people can say that will likely be done? >> well, i don't want a specific piece of legislation or itemize the topics. as we talked about yesterday, i said and we put out a statement from amy brunledge, that the republicans put out the jobs act and elements within it that overlap considerably with the president's prior tis and in fact echo the very things that the president brought up first in his speech in september when he put forward his american jobs act. he repeated those very same areas in terms of the small business and assistance to small business in the state of the union address and again last week when he signed the payroll tax extension. so, certainly, there is reason to hope that if congress can focus on resolving some differences that we could get some progress in that arena or that area. and as for ener
and follow up by jay carney, the white hou white house aide. >> speaker boehner said he would be happy to work with the president on a true energy policy. your read out there, pretty upbeat, too, and was there a specific agenda that came out of the agenda that the american people can say that will likely be done? >> well, i don't want a specific piece of legislation or itemize the topics. as we talked about yesterday, i said and we put out a statement from amy brunledge, that the...
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the president is committed to that as well. >> jennifer: jay carney and harry reid both echoed his comments calling for raising taxes on the wealthiest to spare the middle class. that, of course, is the same position that helped get the president re-elected but senate minority leader mitch mcconnell surprised no one by disputing the idea that any mandate exists on this issue saying "if the president truly realizes that he was elected to represent all of its citizens, not just the ones who voted to give him a second term last tuesday, then he will seek the common ground he avoided so strenuously in his first term." paul ryan went even further on a local wisconsin television station last night. he said that the american people had not rejected his budget ideas and that, in fact, it was just a certain group of voters that cost him the election. >> i don't think we lost it on the budget issues. i think people, especially on medicare, we clearly didn't lose it on those issues. i think the surprise was some of the turnout. some of the turnout especially in urban areas which definitely gave presid
the president is committed to that as well. >> jennifer: jay carney and harry reid both echoed his comments calling for raising taxes on the wealthiest to spare the middle class. that, of course, is the same position that helped get the president re-elected but senate minority leader mitch mcconnell surprised no one by disputing the idea that any mandate exists on this issue saying "if the president truly realizes that he was elected to represent all of its citizens, not just the...
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we have a good working relationship with the department of state, but when jay carney the white house spokesman says that this white house has been cooperating with congress all along on benghazi, that is an out and out lie. what we've seen from this administration and the state department is cover-up and deception. that is why we would not just a private hearing we're going to have friday, we want an open hearing because the american public deserves it. secretary clinton, i am optimistic will meet our requests and be appearing before us. >> judge jeanine: i have to wrap right here. congressman, have you seen court-martials for adultery? >> i don't see it. article 134 allows for that and general petraeus has probably signed the orders from military judges for your officers throughout his career. it's possible. we technically would have jurisdiction over him. i don't see them reaching back and pulling him to charge him with adultery at this point. it's something we have good order for discipline and conduct becoming an officer in the military. i don't see it happening. >> judge jeanine
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our video library, and we'll leave it at that with white house press secretary jay carney. this is "washington today" on c-span radio. >>> in other news on wall street the dow fell 11, nasdaq was up 11 and s&p was up 1. the number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level signalling a steadily improving jock market. figures come one day before the government is expected to report the january was a solid month for hiring. unemployment applications fell 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 367,000 according to the labor department. economists expect the january employment report to show employers added 155,000 jobs last month. that unemployment remained at 8.5%. the obama administration is taking steps to make fees in 401(k) plans more transparent. the treasury department and department of labor each set forth new rules on proposed regulations applying to 401(k) plans. treasury's regulations would make it easier for people with plans to receive part of their fund as an annuity. such plans can be a useful option. people may out live their savings or fearful,
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. >> your point on allen, it was noteworthy that jay carney the next day-- >> absolutely. >> from the podium gave a staunch defense of him. he is usually so measured when he is up there and doesn't say anything that hasn't been sanctioned from the upper echelons. >> you read the same tea leaves di. i don't think they were happy with the way the defense department-- >> this is a reminder onovember 7, i'm sure the white house said all right we're going to focus on the fiscal cliff. this is what we have to get through first, and then we'll move to immigration. and the world is sometimes an untidy place. >> as some we would remember would say. >> i don't think they'd be talking about sex scandals and e-mails today. let me ask you both, one of the things that sort of has been submerged in all this, that the presidt has list as o of his priorities, is the tank wind-down from afghanistan. that's tougher than it lookes, isn't it, martha? >> i think it's tougher than it looks. there is part of me this week when general allen was first implicated that i thought, the military is going to have a
. >> your point on allen, it was noteworthy that jay carney the next day-- >> absolutely. >> from the podium gave a staunch defense of him. he is usually so measured when he is up there and doesn't say anything that hasn't been sanctioned from the upper echelons. >> you read the same tea leaves di. i don't think they were happy with the way the defense department-- >> this is a reminder onovember 7, i'm sure the white house said all right we're going to focus on...
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chris, alissa, according to the white house, according to jay carney, this is a multi-day exercise in futility. he said that -- he reiterated the president would veto it, but it won't even get out of the senate. >> they will not vote on the proposal in any way, shape, or form. this is an interesting gambit by john boehner, andrea, because i see a lot of down side. if this vote goes down, and i assume it won't, john boehner made a very public pledge yesterday that we will pass this and when we do, the president will have a decision to make. but if it goes down, it's a real judgment on sort of the divided republican house conference. if it passes, there's no path forward at least that we can currently see. as you point on the president obama and harry reid saying this is going nowhere. the argument, i talked to some boehner allies today -- the argument shows, look, it shows we're doing something. we're trying to get a plan that will get -- that can get through the u.s. house, but, again, we're getting closer and closer now 11 days away from the end of the year, and this is an exercise t
chris, alissa, according to the white house, according to jay carney, this is a multi-day exercise in futility. he said that -- he reiterated the president would veto it, but it won't even get out of the senate. >> they will not vote on the proposal in any way, shape, or form. this is an interesting gambit by john boehner, andrea, because i see a lot of down side. if this vote goes down, and i assume it won't, john boehner made a very public pledge yesterday that we will pass this and...
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i asked that question at the briefing and jay carney was very clear. the president campaigned on an increase in rates for the highest earners and that's where he's sticking. now, could that give between now and the end of negotiation? who knows. but they were pretty emphatic on that point. >> that means this is going to be a long, nasty bruiser. thanks so jessica. still to come, after mitt romney, karl rove may be the biggest loser from this election. he wasted hundreds of millions of dollars in ads trying to get romney elected. has rove lost his touch or not? >>> and a new movie about abraham lincoln hits theatres this weekend. what three things president obama can learn from abe. let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. mmm i can still see you. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and sup
i asked that question at the briefing and jay carney was very clear. the president campaigned on an increase in rates for the highest earners and that's where he's sticking. now, could that give between now and the end of negotiation? who knows. but they were pretty emphatic on that point. >> that means this is going to be a long, nasty bruiser. thanks so jessica. still to come, after mitt romney, karl rove may be the biggest loser from this election. he wasted hundreds of millions of...
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jay carney laid it all out. let's take a look at what is in store for the second amendment in this country. >> he is actively supportive of, for example, senator feinstein's stated intent to revive a piece of legislation that would reinstate the assault weapons ban >> i think we all know that every income tax filer in america is going to pay a higher rate coming january 1stiwl unles congress acts. so i believe it's important that we protect as manypfl americanñ taxpayers as we can. and our plan b would protect the americanw3 taxpayers who make a million dollars06 or less and 6 all of their current ratesbsl extended. >> sean: that was speaker boehner talking about protecting the taxpayers with his plan b. now it's a modified plan b. is that what the plan really does? here to debate that juan williams, author of the great destroyer, and david limbaugh is with us. if you go back, this is how far we've come in a year. go back to when the republicans were debate -- trying to get the nomination. tax increases. all
jay carney laid it all out. let's take a look at what is in store for the second amendment in this country. >> he is actively supportive of, for example, senator feinstein's stated intent to revive a piece of legislation that would reinstate the assault weapons ban >> i think we all know that every income tax filer in america is going to pay a higher rate coming january 1stiwl unles congress acts. so i believe it's important that we protect as manypfl americanñ taxpayers as we...
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i asked that question at the briefing and jay carney was very clear. the president campaigned on an increase in rates for the highest earners and that's where he's sticking. now, could that give between now and the end of negotiation? who knows. but they were pretty emphatic on that point. >> that means this is going to be a long, nasty bruiser. thanks so jessica. still to come, after mitt romney, karl rove may be the biggest loser from this election. he wasted hundreds of millions of dollars in ads trying to get romney elected. >>> and a new movie about abraham lincoln hits theatres this weekend. what three things president obama can learn from abe. good. now build a time machine. go here, find someone who can build a futuristic dash board display. bring future guy back. watch him build a tft display like nothing you've ever seen. get him to explain exactly what that is. the thin film transistor display... [ male announcer ] mmm, maybe not. just show it. customize the dash, give it park assist. the fuel efficiency flower thing. send future guy home, h
i asked that question at the briefing and jay carney was very clear. the president campaigned on an increase in rates for the highest earners and that's where he's sticking. now, could that give between now and the end of negotiation? who knows. but they were pretty emphatic on that point. >> that means this is going to be a long, nasty bruiser. thanks so jessica. still to come, after mitt romney, karl rove may be the biggest loser from this election. he wasted hundreds of millions of...
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will what do you make of what jay carney said there? >> it doesn't make any sense. i think he sent a letter to the attorney general. who heatwole, if anyone, why he didn't tell the president -- to me it is absolutely essential. i agree with attorney gonzÁlez. this is involved in the scope of the criminal investigation that has to be brought to the attention of the president. because the cia director, especially this one, was such an integral part of the president's team representing our government and the sensitive negotiations in various countries and groups around the world. the president would've had to have been told that if eric holder didn't tell him, it was a duty on his part. if you told anyone in the white house and they didn't act on it, then that would certainly an abdication of their responsibility. martha: senator ben feinstein yesterday of the intel committee, she said she can't understand why the committee of the house and senate would not have been a breach of security. where is this going to go in terms of accountability from here? >> let me just b
will what do you make of what jay carney said there? >> it doesn't make any sense. i think he sent a letter to the attorney general. who heatwole, if anyone, why he didn't tell the president -- to me it is absolutely essential. i agree with attorney gonzÁlez. this is involved in the scope of the criminal investigation that has to be brought to the attention of the president. because the cia director, especially this one, was such an integral part of the president's team representing our...
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they have pom poms in their hands when they see jay carney or the president. clearly not believe the fact that since the summer the attorney general had this information and not once did he take it to the president. this deals with two men at the highest levels of our government in both intelligence and military community. there is president obama way to believe that someone in the white house didn't know about that. >> brian: i understand the president gets briefed regularly by robert muller. how did that not come up, by the way, we're investigating the c.i.a. director? >> now we've got the intelligence apparatus investigating itself. there is one of two things happening. either there is a complete break down in respect and communication with the white house and nobody is talking to anybody else, or, in fact, this is also a lie, leading up to the election, there are a lots of things hidden. we know that the administration lied about benghazi effectively. we know they didn't tell us about iran shooting at a drone a week out before the election. we know that th
they have pom poms in their hands when they see jay carney or the president. clearly not believe the fact that since the summer the attorney general had this information and not once did he take it to the president. this deals with two men at the highest levels of our government in both intelligence and military community. there is president obama way to believe that someone in the white house didn't know about that. >> brian: i understand the president gets briefed regularly by robert...
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and you saw during jay carney's press conference -- or jay carn carney's briefing rather, that the entire briefing was dominated by this topic. i think the president is probably expecting to get a number of questions on the topic of general petraeus tomorrow when he addresses correspondents. so i think this is not how the president wanted to start off his second term. obviously, he, lawmakers on capitol hill are really focused on the fiscal cliff, how to prevent it, what to do about it. the president trying to send a strong message of bipartisanship, saying to lawmakers we need to work together to get this resolved. we can't have another replay of what we saw during the summer of 2011 during the debt ceiling debate. this is not the type of press conference or the tone of the press conference certainly that the white house was hoping for. >> finally, kristin, if i may, it's also traditional for a re-elected president to refresh his cabinet. there's been speculation today that senator john kerry may be heading to the defense department. can you provide any clarity on this or indeed any othe
and you saw during jay carney's press conference -- or jay carn carney's briefing rather, that the entire briefing was dominated by this topic. i think the president is probably expecting to get a number of questions on the topic of general petraeus tomorrow when he addresses correspondents. so i think this is not how the president wanted to start off his second term. obviously, he, lawmakers on capitol hill are really focused on the fiscal cliff, how to prevent it, what to do about it. the...